MEMBER RESOLUTION
No Pokies at Essendon (NoPE) are seeking to give Essendon members a vote on amending the club’s constitution, to make the board more accountable for their continued reliance on pokies.
The amendment would require the club to include in their annual report a statement recognising the harm caused by pokies and acknowledging that the club’s pokies operations contribute to this harm.
Our goal remains to see Essendon end its dual existence as a gambling company, we believe this is an important step towards achieving that.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
In order for the resolution to be put to a vote at the time of Essendon’s AGM in December, we require 100 Essendon members to sign our request by the end of September.
The request includes a resolution with the proposed amendment and an explanatory statement to be distributed to all members at the time of the vote.
To sign the request you will need:
- To be a 2024 Essendon Member (this includes AFLW members)
- Be aged over 18
- Have your Essendon membership number (scroll down to beneath the form for where to find this)
READ AND SIGN THE RESOLUTION
We use Adobe Acrobat Sign to collect signatures. Adobe digital signatures comply with regulations around the world and provide the highest level of identity assurance when dealing with digital documents. To learn more about digital signatures, visit the Adobe website here.
We won’t share your information with anyone other than with the Essendon Football Club when we submit the request. The details that we are asking for will help the club verify that our request has the required backing of 100 eligible members. To help this process, if possible, use the same email address and name that your membership is under.
If you’re unsure how to find your membership number:
- On your membership card: Listed as Account ID
- In the Essendon app: Listed as ID in the My Member Card section
- In an email from the club: Listed as Account ID at the bottom of any email from the club (see below)
If you and another family member both go to sign you may find that this number is the same – That’s okay as it will still help the club identify you. If you still can’t find your membership number or account ID after checking the above places, please put some other detail (e.g. D.O.B or address) in the Essendon Membership Number field, that the club can use to verify that you are an Essendon Member.